The hybrid plant in the photograph was grown in cultivation from cuttings
collected in the field near Kalalau Lookout, Kauai. Three individuals of this combination had a mean
pollen stainability of 50%. The maximum chromosome pairing configuration
observed in the cultivated plant was 12II + 1M4 at
meiosis. The formal designation xDubautia
mendax Sherff has been applied to this hybrid combination.